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Divorce proceedings entail serious legal consequences and affect many areas of life and legal relations. Often women want to change their maiden name after divorce. This is due to a number of factors and is quite justified. Thus, Article 32 of the RF IC indicates that the right to change a surname is reserved for representatives of the fair sex. However, some conditions and features of the name change procedure must be observed. Anyone who decides to return their maiden name after a divorce should understand that this act does not entail a change in a person’s social status, it is just part of personal data. In addition, a citizen has a number of obligations, including notification of creditors, change of documents, etc. You will learn about all this in our article.

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Is it possible to change your surname to your maiden name after a divorce?

Each spouse retains the right to choose a surname. This is regulated by articles of the RF IC and Federal Law “On Acts of Civil Status” No. 143. At their discretion, during the marriage process, a husband and wife can choose one common surname, combine two and wear double ones, or take separate premarital ones.

Attention

It is strictly forbidden to add each other’s personal information if one of the spouses’ surnames was already double before marriage. It is not allowed to assign triple information to a person; this is enshrined in Part 1 of Art. 32 IC RF.

If the husband and wife decide to divorce, the woman has the right to keep her previous name or return to her maiden name after the divorce. At the same time, a change is allowed not only during the dissolution of a marriage, but also at any period:

If we are talking about filing a divorce, in the same application you simply need to indicate the surname that the ex-wife assigns to herself when she is single.
At any time after termination of official relations by submitting an independent application.
During marriage, when an independent application is also submitted, the consent of the second spouse is not required.

In the last two situations, the woman is given an official document indicating a name change, which is independent and looks like any certificate issued by the registry office. In the first situation, the fact of returning the surname to the maiden name is confirmed by a divorce certificate.

How can you force your spouse to return his previous last name?

It has already been said that, in accordance with the law, it is impossible to force a person to return his previous surname as a result of a divorce. But there is one loophole with which you can force your spouse to change his personal data after a divorce. Because by law he will have to return his previous surname. In the event that the marriage between the spouses is invalid, both spouses will be returned to their previous surnames.

The need to change your last name to the old one depends only on your desire. In most cases, women are in no hurry to return to their previous maiden name, because they think that they will remain single for a short time and will soon get married again. This means that you will again have to change all your personal data and waste a lot of time. In this case, you don’t need to waste your energy on it again. In some cases, the surname is not changed to the previous one because of the children, but in any case, this decision is made only by the woman herself.

Options for returning your maiden name upon divorce

If a woman decides to return her maiden name after a divorce, she needs to know where to go and what options there are for changing personal data in general. Article 6 of the Federal Law “On Acts of Civil Status” No. 143 provides for the following methods:

Applying directly to the registry office - you can contact either the administrative body that registered the marriage or divorce of the spouses, or any other. The second option will take longer, because employees will have to send a request to the appropriate authority, then wait for a response and register the fact of returning the maiden name in the event of a divorce.
Submitting documents through the MFC is a fairly optimal option, especially in a situation where the registry office is located far away and there is no way to travel to it. The processing time for the request will be increased by 2-3 days; at the appointed time you will need to appear at the registry office and pick up a certificate of changing your surname to your maiden name.
The Public Services Portal is a convenient option that is available to every citizen of the Russian Federation with Internet access. It does not matter where the applicant is located, he can apply from anywhere in the world.

In addition, the woman is given freedom of time, that is, she can submit an application and return her maiden name after a divorce at any time. This does not depend on the fact of registration or divorce, as previously mentioned.

IMPORTANT

In cases where the change of surname to a maiden name does not occur as part of the divorce process, but as a separate procedure, the processing time may increase to 30 days. At the same time, any citizen has the right to change his personal data at his own request, without focusing on marriage or divorce.

Necessary or not necessary

Women's resentment for wasted years, a destroyed family, and the impossibility of normal further communication knows no bounds. Most often, during a divorce, a woman dreams of only one thing - to get rid of everything that reminds her of her ex-husband, and first of all, his last name.

The storm of emotions will pass over time, but the bureaucratic red tape will not go away. Is it really necessary to return the premarital surname? After all, you will have to change a lot of documents, and your passport is just the beginning.

Some women are not in the mood for such drastic changes, because not everyone becomes sworn enemies during a divorce. There are other reasons:

Reluctance to change all documents and run around authorities collecting “papers”.
A long-term habit.
Respect for your ex-spouse.
Shared surname with children.

So, whether to change your last name during a divorce or leave it the same depends entirely on you. But it’s worth weighing everything: are there serious reasons or is it just a desire to take revenge on the person on whom you spent your best years?

Required documents

To register any act of civil status, it is necessary to follow the required procedure and collect the necessary package of documents. In order to return to her maiden name after divorce, the applicant must collect the following official papers:

An application written in the prescribed form.
Birth certificate of a citizen who has expressed a desire to return to her maiden name after divorce.
Marriage certificate, if there was a divorce - a certificate of divorce.
Documents confirming the birth of the applicant's minor children.
Passport or other identification document. A receipt indicating payment of the state fee.

The specified package of documents is regulated at the legislative level, in Art. 59 Federal Law “On Acts of Civil Status” No. 143, and the list of official papers is general and exhaustive. In some situations, specialists may request additional information, but this is rare.

Change of surname by consent

Divorce in the civil registry office occurs if two mandatory conditions are met:

absence of joint minor children;
absence of property disputes.

When submitting an application, the spouses provide the employee with the following documents: passports, marriage certificate (original), receipt of payment of the state fee. They indicate the absence of mutual claims regarding jointly acquired property in the application.

In the appropriate column of the form, you can indicate the data that the spouses want to carry after the divorce. But, there is one nuance here - you cannot take maiden licenses if, when registering the marriage, the woman had a valid passport in the name of her first husband.

According to Russian law, a family ceases to exist a month after filing a joint application. If during this time the spouse decided to return her maiden name, and the husband’s details were indicated in the application, then she can be informed about this in writing to an employee of the registry office.

When drawing up a record of the termination of the family, the data that the spouse wishes to leave will be indicated.

Drawing up an application for the return of a maiden

Part 1 art. 59 Federal Law “On Acts of Civil Status” No. 143 regulates the structure of the application. A sample document is established at the legislative level and is uniform throughout the entire state - this is form No. 20, enshrined in the Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated October 1, 2018. No. 201 “On approval of application forms for state registration of acts of civil status”, the same order regulates the Writing Rules. The application must be submitted in writing and completed by the person who wishes to return his maiden name after divorce or for another reason.

The application contains the following information:

Last name, first name and patronymic of the applicant, date/place of birth. Citizenship and, if desired, nationality, place of residence according to registration, and marital status of the applicant are also indicated. In the last paragraph you must write: married/unmarried/divorced/widow.
Last name, first name and patronymic of each child who has not reached the age of majority and is dependent on the applicant.
Information about the registration authority of the Civil Registry Office is the name of the administrative body or branch of the MFC that previously carried out the registration of marriage or divorce. The registration date and entry number must be indicated.
Last name, first name and patronymic that the citizen wishes to receive after changing her personal data.
The reason - you can specify at your own request, or due to divorce.
Signature and date of writing the application.

For your information
Quite often, registry office employees issue a printed form that will need to be filled out and returned with a package of documents. At the same time, it is not prohibited to fill out the application yourself at home and come with the documents already prepared.

A sample application to change your last name using Form No. 20 is available

Submitting an application

Only after all the necessary documents have been collected, you can go to the registry office and submit an application that corresponds to the established sample, namely form number 15.

Traditionally, the following information is indicated there:

Currently available, as well as first and patronymic.
Last name before marriage.
Date and place of birth, series and certificate number.
Passport details.
Citizenship.
Address of permanent registration or actual residence.
Marital status, details of the certificate of either marriage registration or divorce.
Information about children under 18 years of age.
Reason for last name change.
List of attached copies of documents.
Personal signature with transcript and date of application.

Step-by-step instructions for returning your maiden name during a divorce through the registry office

The procedure for state registration of changing a surname to a maiden name, as well as a name or patronymic, is regulated by Art. 60 Federal Law “On acts of civil status”. The total processing time for an application is 30 days from the date of its submission, but in practice, employees do everything much faster, especially when documents are submitted to the registry office that registered the divorce. In exceptional cases, the deadlines can be extended to 2 months, which is established by Part 2 of Art. 60 Federal Law No. 143. The sequence of actions, if during the divorce the issue with the maiden name was not resolved, comes down to the following steps:

Writing an application, paying the state fee and collecting the necessary documents.
Personal reception at the registry office, transfer of collected papers to a specialist who checks and approves them on the spot. At the same moment, employees will assess the situation and set a time and date to appear for a certificate.
Over the course of several days (by law, within a month), specialists make a decision to approve or refuse to approve the application. Practice shows that in 99% of cases, employees make a positive decision and issue a certificate. Here it is important to correctly collect documents and write an application.
At the appointed time, appear at the registry office, receive a new certificate and begin changing the remaining documents.

This algorithm is relevant if the spouse decided to return her maiden name after a divorce, or during marriage. When it comes to divorce proceedings, there is no need to submit a separate application. In a petition for divorce, you must indicate the desired surname at the end. Based on this, the information will be changed automatically and no additional document will be required confirming the fact of changes in personal data. The changed surname will be indicated on the divorce certificate.

If both spouses came to the registry office and want to dissolve the marriage by mutual consent, and at the same time, the wife wants to return her maiden name after the divorce, then you need to fill out an application, a sample of which can be found

In the event that one of the parties to the marriage is sentenced to imprisonment/disappears or is declared dead by the court, in order to return the maiden name, you must fill out an application for divorce, a sample of which can be found

How to return your maiden name during a divorce through State Services?

The Public Services Portal is an excellent opportunity for every citizen to take necessary actions or receive services without leaving home. Before you begin the procedure for changing your surname to your maiden name after a divorce, please ensure that your account is verified. If this point is met, you can proceed to the sequence of actions:

Enter www.gosuslugi.ru into the search bar. Follow the link, the main page of the portal will open, at this stage you have not logged into your personal account. You need to find the corresponding link with the key symbol and follow it.
At the second stage, a new window will open in which the system will allow you to enter registration information and enter your account. At the same time, if you previously logged in from the browser, the portal will probably remember the data and will not have to enter it again, you will only need to click the Login button, which is lit in blue.
After a few seconds, the portal will load the main page again, but the personal account will already be activated, which means the services will become available. At the top of the portal there is a white search bar; you must enter the desired query into it: “state registration of name change.” You can also find the service manually by searching in the categories located at the bottom of the page.
Follow the link provided: “State registration of a change of name for an adult.” It is noteworthy that if you decide to change your child’s information, you can also do this through the portal, but the link will be different. After the transition, a new page will open, which will provide a description of the service, the timing of its provision, categories of recipients, results, cost, procedure and other necessary information. Next to the description the “Get service” button will light up, click on it. Due to the fact that the service is provided by specialized departments, the portal will take you to the required page of the Civil Registry Office. In some regions, the Public Services portal provides the ability to submit an application for the return of a maiden name through it. All this depends on the capabilities of a particular subject of the Russian Federation and city.
A new page will open on which you will need to enter information about the applicant, this is personal information, data on registration and dissolution of the union, and the necessary documents as attachments. At the final stage, you need to pay for the service and click the “Get service” button. A notification will appear in your personal account, and then you can track the processing of the request through your personal account. When ready, an SMS notification will be sent to your phone.

The peculiarity of filing an application to return a maiden name after a divorce through the Public Services portal is that this opportunity is not provided in every region. In some it is not there at all, in others it is forwarded to a third-party page, in rare cases the application can be sent through the State Portal.

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Returning a maiden name through the MFC

Every citizen can submit documents through the MFC, and the application can be made to any branch; the territorial location will not affect the final result. The algorithm for changing your surname to your maiden name after divorce is generally identical to applying to the registry office:

Collect the necessary documents and go to the “My Documents” office.
At the branch, take a coupon through the terminal and join the electronic queue.
Take a statement from a specialist at the window if it has not been written before. If everything is ready, you can immediately transfer the papers to an employee for processing.
The employee verifies the user, processes documents and checks the legality of the grounds for providing the service. In addition, the time and date of appearance at the registry office are set.
At the appointed time, come to the department and pick up the certificate.

As you can see, the procedure for applying through the MFC to return your maiden name after a divorce is identical to applying through the registry office. The only difference will be in the timing of the service: specialists do not immediately transfer documents and requests, this happens every few days, so the waiting period increases to a week.

Cost of changing your surname to your maiden name after divorce

The Tax Code of the Russian Federation provides for the amount of state duties that the applicant must pay when registering a particular act of civil status. Changing your surname to your maiden name after a divorce is no exception; the procedure is also subject to tax, the amount of which is fixed in Part 1 of Art. 333.26 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, this is 1,600 rubles. The above amount is paid for state registration of changes in personal data, which includes: last name, first name and patronymic.

It is worth considering that for each document with new information you will have to pay an additional 350 rubles. These include other certificates, for example: about the birth of children, about registration or divorce, and more. This rule is provided for in sub-clause. clause 2, 6 art. 333.26 Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

Attention

In the event that a woman wants to return her maiden name after a divorce, and the procedure for changing name data occurs as part of the divorce process, then there is no need to pay additionally. It is only necessary to pay the state fee for divorce, on the basis of which the change is organized. This option is more profitable compared to the previous one.

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Time frame for replacing family data

Art. 60 of the Federal Law “On Acts of Civil Status” regulates that an application to change a surname to a maiden name is considered within a month from the date of submission. The time may increase to 2 months if the following circumstances occur:

Lack of timely receipt of a copy of the deed record.
Territorial distance from the civil registry office that registered the divorce.
Technical interruptions and difficulties in the work of specialists.
Workload of employees.

IMPORTANT
The specific duration of returning the maiden name after divorce depends on a number of features. If the applicant applies to the registry office that registered the breakup of the marriage, a certificate of name change can be issued within a week. In a situation where a citizen wants to return her maiden name after a divorce, not at the place where the divorce was registered, the duration of the procedure may drag on for a month or more. Regarding the MFC, it was previously discussed that the deadlines are increased by several days, that is, instead of a week - 10 days and so on. Processing a request through State Services will not take much time, so the duration will generally be identical to actions through the MFC.

How to return your maiden name after divorce to yourself and your child?

If everything is clear and transparent for the applicant-mother with the process of changing her surname to her maiden name after a divorce, then difficulties arise with changes in the children’s personal information. In accordance with Art. 59 of the RF IC, changing a child’s family information is possible only by mutual decision of both parents. This rule applies when the minor has reached the age of fourteen. In a situation where the child is not yet 14 years old, additional consent from the guardianship and trusteeship authorities is required.

If the spouses divorced and live separately from each other, and the mother wants to return her maiden name after the divorce and assign it to the baby, you need to: contact the guardianship and trusteeship authorities. Employees decide the issue based on the interests of the child, but the opinion of the second parent is always taken into account.

There are situations when the father's opinion is not needed:

The location is unknown, there is no information about the registration address, the father does not take part in the child’s life.
The citizen has been deprived of parental rights.
The father was declared incompetent.
A man, without good reason, avoids fulfilling his duties.

Thus, returning a child’s maiden name in the event of a divorce begins with the guardianship authorities, where you need to apply with an application and request to make a change. If the employees have given their consent, you can go to the registry office and submit documents to obtain a new certificate. The general procedure for changing a child’s personal data is identical to the process of returning a maiden name after divorce, which is described above.

In the event that we are talking about changing the surname of a minor child who has reached the age of 10 years, the child’s consent is required.

A sample application to the guardianship authorities for a change of surname is available.

Up to 14 years old

For a child under 14 years of age, it is possible to change his last name, but only through the court, and if he is 10 years old, his wishes are also taken into account.

Please note: the father must agree to this kind of action. You can bypass his opinion only in certain situations:

Not knowing the exact location.
Non-payment of alimony.
Incapacity determined by a court.
Deprivation of parental rights.

Moreover, each of these cases must be documented.

How to change your last name after a divorce to your maiden name if the change was not made immediately?

In accordance with Part 2 of Art. 58 Federal Law “On Acts of Civil Status” No. 143, the right to return to one’s maiden name after divorce is not limited to time periods, that is, a woman can do this at any time. The procedure was described earlier; you need to collect documents and submit an application to the registry office. The main features of changing family data some time after the dissolution of the marriage are:

The cost of the state fee - instead of 650 rubles for a divorce, you will have to pay 1,600 for a name change.
Instead of a divorce certificate, an additional document will be issued - a certificate of change of surname.
Application processing time - due to the fact that this is a separate and independent service, the terms will be calculated independently. If during the divorce period a dissolution of marriage and a change of name are registered within 30 days, then in the situation under consideration, the application for a change of information will be considered for 30 days.
A woman can change her surname not to her maiden name, but to any other name she wishes.

Thus, if some time after the divorce, a woman decided to return her surname to her maiden name, then this can be done in the manner prescribed by Art. 58— Federal Law “On acts of civil status”.

After 14 years

When a child reaches the age of fourteen, he receives a Russian passport.

This means that, according to the law, he can decide to change his last name and submit an application on his own behalf to the registry office.

However, parental consent is also required.

Moreover, both. If the parents are against such a decision of their offspring, the situation can be resolved through the court. A 14-year-old teenager already has this right.

The list of documents does not differ in any way from the one listed above. In some regions, a confirmation certificate from the educational institution is added to it.

So, the answer to the question is how to return your maiden name to yourself and your child after a divorce? It turns out it’s simple: prepare the documents, pay the state tax for performing this service and submit. Within 30 days a decision will be made and a corresponding certificate will be issued.

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How to change your last name to your maiden name after a divorce

, and what consequences this will entail - we will talk about this in detail in today’s material.

The divorce process is associated with the implementation of a number of legal actions, both preceding the dissolution of the marriage and those that must be carried out immediately after the divorce. Thus, women who want to return to their maiden name should collect the necessary package of documents and apply to the relevant government agency to implement their plan.

It should be noted that the procedure requires time and effort, so familiarizing yourself with its main nuances and features in advance will not hurt.

The article provides detailed information on where to go to change your surname to your maiden name and what documents you need to prepare. In addition, the material contains information about the legal consequences that occur after changing the surname.

After the dissolution of a marriage, every woman has the right to change her surname to the one she had before marriage, that is, to her maiden name. To do this, you need to collect documents and submit them to the registry office. Employees of the government agency will register this legal fact in the manner prescribed by law and issue you the appropriate document.

Please note that the consent of your ex-spouse is not required to implement your plan, so you can carry out the procedure at any time, both immediately after the divorce and after a certain time. However, having decided to change your surname, you must clearly understand that the children will continue to have the surnames of their ex-husband, since changing them requires the latter’s permission.

If you manage to agree with your ex-spouse to change children's surnames, which is extremely rare (especially if the divorce was noisy), then the problem will disappear by itself. In order for the consent obtained to have legal force, it must comply with legal requirements and have all the necessary details. In addition, documents of this kind should be certified by a notary. The lack of a notarized certificate can become an obstacle to the implementation of the procedure, since the registrar to whom the application and documents are provided has every right not to accept the father’s permission to change the child’s surname that is not notarized.

The consent of the ex-husband is not required if he is deprived of parental rights.

What documents should be prepared, requirements for them An application must be submitted to the registry office in the prescribed form and sample. The document form can be taken directly from the registration authority itself during a personal visit, downloaded from the official website of this organization or below in this article.

Along with the application, the following documents are submitted to the registry office:

passport identifying the applicant;
a document indicating the termination of the marriage relationship, such as the original Divorce Certificate;
a document containing information about the surname that a woman had before marriage. Typically this is a Birth Certificate;
original Birth Certificate of a child (children) who has not reached the age of majority at the time of application;
a receipt indicating payment of the state duty in full. At the moment, the fee is 1 thousand rubles.

You can find out the bank account details for paying the fee on the official website of the registration authority. Before making a payment, it is recommended to verify the correctness of the details over the phone. Today there is a special service through which you can pay government fees and payments via the Internet. So, you can pay the state fee on the government services website.

When filling out the application, you must be extremely careful, do not make gross grammatical errors, write legibly, and use only reliable information that can be documented. To prevent registration service employees from having additional questions, it is advisable to fill out the application form in block letters.

An application to change a surname to a maiden name must contain the following information:

the full name of the applicant at the time of application;
Date and place of birth;
place of registration at the time of application (permanent or temporary);
information about the person’s marital status;
the reason why the applicant decided to return to her maiden name and the reasons for changing it;
Full name, date and place of birth of the child, if any.

Download an application to change your last name after divorce

The decision is usually made within a month from the date of filing the application. The duration of this period may increase, but the maximum period will not exceed 60 days. If an unsatisfactory decision is received, the issue is resolved in court

Changing a surname after a divorce is a woman’s right, but not an obligation, so the procedure is carried out at the request of the ex-wife, on a voluntary basis. A woman’s right to remain in her husband’s surname after the termination of a marriage is guaranteed by family law, so no one can prohibit you from using your ex-husband’s surname, or force you to change it. The only legal option to force your ex-spouse to return to her maiden name is to declare the marriage invalid. The ex-spouse can obtain such a decision only by going to court and proving the fact of the invalidity of the marriage. It should be noted that disputes of this kind require significant justification.

In some cases, women choose not to revert to their maiden name for certain reasons.

Factors contributing to such a decision include:

reluctance to spend personal time and make additional efforts;
the likelihood of having a surname different from the one the children bear;
having plans to remarry in the near future, as a result of which the surname will still be changed. Why bother with documents today if you have to change them tomorrow.

How to change your surname to your maiden name a few years after a divorce?

The process of changing a surname to a maiden name several years after a divorce is generally no different from the same procedure for changing it immediately after the dissolution of a marriage. Legally, it does not matter how many years have passed and what motives a woman is guided by in her desire. Exactly the same as after a divorce, to return your maiden name, you need to contact the registry office, provide a package of documents, an application and a paid fee. The only difference may be that the amount of duty may increase over time.

It is important!

Divorce between a Russian citizen and a foreigner is carried out only according to Russian laws. Even if a woman does not live in her homeland, she has the right to divorce her foreign husband in Russia. The fact of divorce is registered at the consulate of the spouse’s home state after submitting a number of documents. The return of the maiden name is carried out on a general basis in accordance with current laws.

Legislation changes quite often. Some data becomes outdated. And each case is unique. To achieve a positive result as soon as possible, seek help from a family law specialist.

If the husband's surname is indicated in the decision, after the divorce the ex-wife has the right to either leave it or change it to her maiden name. This is a personal matter for every woman. If you decide to get a divorce, you should think about this procedure in advance to avoid unnecessary problems. Basic knowledge of the laws and your rights will help you protect your interests in any situation.

What documents need to be replaced after changing family data?

The simplest thing in the procedure for returning a maiden name after a divorce is the processing of the request by the registry office and the issuance of a new certificate. After this, you need to change a lot of documents, this is not as quick and easy as it might seem. Institutions to contact after returning your maiden name upon divorce:

Passport office in order to be sure to replace your Russian passport and foreign passport, if you have one. The procedure is similar to the standard one, you need to take a certificate, 4 photographs, a receipt for payment of the duty and fill out an application. Within a month, specialists will issue a new document.
An insurance company from which you have a health insurance policy, so that in the future there will be no problems at a doctor’s appointment.
The Pension Fund of the Russian Federation branch and specialists not only make changes to the system, but also issue a new SNILS.
The tax service inspection, which again makes changes to the system, issues a new TIN. However, it is not necessary to replace the TIN certificate itself, because the number remains unchanged.
Traffic police if you have a license. They definitely need to be replaced, because the name is reflected in all control systems, you cannot drive under the old one.
Making changes to the employer's work book. If we are talking about a student, you need to contact the human resources department of the educational institution to change the details of your student ID and record book.
Rosreestr branch and the cadastral chamber to make changes to the certificate of registration of real estate rights.

This list may also include other documents that contain your personal data. These may include work passes, powers of attorney, credit cards and passbooks, bank accounts, certificates and course completion certificates.

Change of documents when changing surname

One of the main consequences of changing a surname during a divorce, as already mentioned, is the obligation of the citizen who changed his surname to promptly replace his documents. First of all, you need to take care of the timely replacement of the main identification document of a Russian citizen - passport .

The main part of the documentation remains valid even after changing the surname, provided that a divorce certificate is provided. Thus, when changing the surname, there is no need to change a premarital work record book, education diplomas, certificates of completion of courses, registration certificates, title documentation for real estate and many other documents.

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In addition to the passport, a citizen who changed his last name during a divorce is recommended to change his foreign passport, pension certificate, driver’s license, TIN certificate and medical insurance policy.

To replace a passport , an interested person who changed his last name during a divorce must contact the passport office and write a corresponding application. As a rule, a new passport with a changed surname can be obtained within three to four weeks after submitting the required documents.

It is very important to take into account the legal requirements regarding the timely replacement of your passport when your surname changes. Failure to promptly replace your passport will result in a fine being issued.

Replacement of a foreign passport is not legally limited by certain periods, but it is not recommended to use this passport after a month after registering a change of surname. Therefore, it is better, in order to avoid any problems, to start replacing it immediately after receiving a new Russian passport. Replacement of a foreign passport takes place at the territorial office of OVIR.

A replacement driver's license is not required when changing your last name. However, in order to avoid long explanations with traffic police officers, it is recommended to change your driver’s license immediately after receiving your new passport. To do this, you will need to pay fees, bring an old driver's license, a passport replaced after a last name change, a certificate of last name change, a driver's card and a certificate from a medical institution (a medical certificate even with an old last name will do, if the validity of the certificate provided has not yet expired).

The medical insurance policy is changed by the owner in the insurance organization that issued the policy or in a medical institution. A change of surname when replacing a medical certificate is confirmed by the corresponding registration certificate and a new passport. There are no requirements for the timing of replacing a medical policy when changing your last name, so here you can decide for yourself when it needs to be changed.

The pension certificate can be replaced at the place of work of the person who changed his last name during divorce, or at a branch of the Russian Pension Fund.

The TIN certificate is changed by the interested party independently. To do this, he needs to contact the territorial tax service and fill out an application there. To replace the specified certificate, you need to have a previous TIN certificate with your previous surname, a new Russian passport and a copy of the registration certificate about changing the surname.

Nuances

The general procedure for returning a maiden name after a divorce does not imply the presence of exceptions and special situations, however, residents of the Russian Federation increasingly began to travel abroad, or enter into and dissolve marriages with foreigners. If a citizen of a foreign country or a woman living in a foreign country for a long time wants to change her surname to her maiden name upon divorce, she must contact the embassy or consulate. The following documents are provided:

Application on the form established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which is given by employees.
Passports - national and foreign.
Divorce certificate or certificate confirming this.
Receipt for payment of duty.

Consulate specialists accept documents, review the application and make a decision. Based on the results, a certificate of change in personal information or another document confirming this fact may be issued. If a woman has retained Russian citizenship, then to return her maiden name after divorce, she can contact the registry office according to the general procedure, which was described in the article.